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A new season of television is just around the corner and for NCIS, this year that will include a new soundtrack.

The soundtrack, which will be released on September 24 in conjunction with the debut of season 11 of the show, is set to feature tracks from Neon Trees, Lady Antebellum, Hank Williams, Patty Griffin and many more — plus two tracks sung by the show’s stars. Pauley Perrette and Michael Weatherly contribute original songs, which you can preview below, along with a new take on the show’s theme song by composer Brian Kirk.

“I wrote ‘Somebody Saved You’ after watching the constant news footage of the Boston bombings, the tornados, the fires, and other devastating events,” Perrette said in a release issued by CBS. “In the midst of these events, there are always the indelible images of people helping each other. I wrote the song as a love letter to all fire fighters and first responders… and for everyone that lends a helping hand.”

Michael Weatherly “Under The Sun”

In a release from CBS, Weatherly said, “[this track is a] mysterious song about letting go of the urge to control things during the journey of life. It came from a deep look at myself and whether I was being authentic or just sliding by on ‘shallow charm.’ We are all comprised of different people inside and the sun in the song represents the truth that we all carry. As time goes on we change and grow, always searching for a place inside ourselves that feels authentic.”

Perrette and Weatherly offered up some of their musical inspirations — the songs they listen to while they’re getting ready, that have inspired their style, that they find uplifting — in the original playlists below.

Pauley’s “Somebody Saved You” Playlist
“These are tracks in the family of songs that I like to listen to when I’m down,” Perrette told Radio.com. “Songs that inspire and make me feel better.”

1. fun. “Carry On”

2. Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush “Don’t Give Up”

3. Modest Mouse “Float On”

4. Capital Cities “Safe And Sound”

5. Vintage Trouble “Nobody Told Me”

6. Bright Eyes “First Day Of My Life”

7. Indigo Girls “Prince Of Darkness”

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8. Bob Marley “Three Little Birds”

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9. Ray LaMontagne “Shelter”

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10. Stop Making Friends featuring Pauley Perrette “Fear”

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Michael’s “Wistful, Melodic, Hope and Longing” Playlist
“These wistful and melodic songs all have a hint of hope and longing, but it is the mystery in them that keeps me returning year after year,” Weatherly told Radio.com. “This is a playlist for looking at the world around you and then back at its most critical player: you. At least, to you it seems like that…”